For the best American biography teaching patriotic and unselfish services to the people, illustrated by an eminent example, excluding, as too obvious, the names of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
Woodrow Wilson, Life and Letters. Vols. VII and VIII, by Ray Stannard Baker (Doubleday)
The Jury
The Jury
Winners in Biography
Marquis James
Comprising two volumes: "The Border Captain" and "Portrait of a President."
1940 Prize Winners
Otto D. Tolischus of The New York Times
For his dispatches from Berlin.
Edmund Duffy of The Baltimore Sun
For "The Outstretched Hand."
Bart Howard of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
For his distinguished editorial writing during the year.